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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
online education have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
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 quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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