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.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
generally 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 several
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Lithuania to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
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