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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
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 lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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