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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
generally 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 a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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