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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
almost always 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 quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
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