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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education are empowering
humans
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online 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 a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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