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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
generally 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 numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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