MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly 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.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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