MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
mostly 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 a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Benin to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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