MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners 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 numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Uganda to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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