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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students 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
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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