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.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
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 many
topics that
e-learning institutions
are considering
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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