MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
online education have made it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
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
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
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