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.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students 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 many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Martinique to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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