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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
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
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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