MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly 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
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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