MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students 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.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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