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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology are empowering
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
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
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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