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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students 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 numerous
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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