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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners 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 several
topics that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Nigeria to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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