MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
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
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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