MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners 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 lot of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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