MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners 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 quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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