MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily 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 a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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