MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
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 a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Suriname to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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