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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
digital education technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly 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 a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Iraq to conduct these MOOCs?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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