MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
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 several
topics that
online learning institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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