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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
commonly 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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Emory University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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