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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
usually free
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
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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