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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online learning make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
usually 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 many
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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