MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
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 numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Slovenia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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