MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning are empowering
students
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always 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 many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Barbados to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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