MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
learning technology have empowered
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
commonly 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 quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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