MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
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
online learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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