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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
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 a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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