MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
e-learning make it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students 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 several
topics that
elearning organizations
are considering
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also investigates 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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