MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students 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 quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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