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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
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
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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