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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs 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 quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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