MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
online education technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students 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 numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Slovenia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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