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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
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 quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Palau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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