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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
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 a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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