MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
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 many
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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