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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
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
subjects that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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