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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners 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 several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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