MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
electronic education technology have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners 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.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
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