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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners 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 many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pakistan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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