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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
online learning enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
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
online education institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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