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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massively open online courses are
almost always 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
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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