MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
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 many
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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