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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
elearning are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
customarily 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
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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