MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly 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 numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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