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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
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
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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