MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
elearning make it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students 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
elearning institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Madagascar to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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