MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
digital education technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
topics that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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