MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
online education technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
normally 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 many
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Namibia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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