MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
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 several
topics that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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