MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
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
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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