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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online learning have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
usually 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 quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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