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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
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 a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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