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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
learning technology have empowered
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC classes are
almost always 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
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Tokelau to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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