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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners 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
topics that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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