MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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 a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
new open education
ventures.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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