MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly 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
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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