MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online learning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
normally 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 numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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