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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
online education technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open 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 quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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