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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically 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 numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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