MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
e-learning have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily 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.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
El Salvador to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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