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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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 quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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