MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
commonly 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 a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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