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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning have empowered
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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