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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning are enabling
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners 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
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eritrea to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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