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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
usually 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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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