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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners 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 quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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