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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online education technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students 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 numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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