MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online learning have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
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
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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