MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online education enable
students
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners 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
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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