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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
electronic educational technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
usually 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 a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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