MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses 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 numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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