MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students 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 quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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