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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning have enabled
humans
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
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 institutions
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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