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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open 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 several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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