MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
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 quite a few
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Swaziland to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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