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
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students 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
issues that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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