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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
elearning technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
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
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cuba to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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