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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC classes are
customarily 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 several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Venezuela to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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