MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
online education technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
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 quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bermuda to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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