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.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
elearning have enabled
students
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students 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 several
topics that
online learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
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