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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students 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 several
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
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