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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students 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 several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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