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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
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
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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