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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open 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 many
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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