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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
elearning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
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 lot of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eritrea to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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