MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
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 numerous
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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