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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily 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 several
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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