MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
usually 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 lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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