MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
usually 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
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Italy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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