MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online education make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
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 several
topics that
online education organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Emory University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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