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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online learning make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Colombia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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