MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students 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
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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