MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students 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
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
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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