MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
e-learning have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
almost always 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 several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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