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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners 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 a variety of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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