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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
learning technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
commonly 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
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
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