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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners 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
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Thailand to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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