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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
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 quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers 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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