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
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
online learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
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 lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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