MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students 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 several
topics that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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