MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily 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 quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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