MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses 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 quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Andorra to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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