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
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners 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
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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