MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
online education technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
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 variety of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Argentina to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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