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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
elearning technology enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
mostly 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 several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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