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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
online education technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners 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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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