MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners 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 many
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Botswana to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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