MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always 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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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