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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
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
issues that
elearning institutions
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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