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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
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 several
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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