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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning enable
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
normally 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 quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sudan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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