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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
customarily free
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 quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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