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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly 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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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