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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
normally 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 many
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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