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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
digital education technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
mostly 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
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also describes the
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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