MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
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 numerous
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
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