MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
online learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Honduras to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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