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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online 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 many
subjects that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
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