MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology enable
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners 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 several
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Emory University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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