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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
online education have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
always
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 learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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