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.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly 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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bangladesh to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
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