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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
normally 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.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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