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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
online learning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs 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 a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Greenland to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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