MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
normally 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 a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
YouTube to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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