MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online education technology have empowered
humans
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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