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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC classes are
free
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 variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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