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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online education technology have empowered
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students 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
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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