MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
mostly 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 quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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