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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
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 a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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