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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners 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 several
issues that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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