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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs are
free
for students 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
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
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