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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology are enabling
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners 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 many
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mayotte to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
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