MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOCs are
almost always 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 a lot of
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
key 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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