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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
electronic educational technology enable
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students 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 quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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