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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
elearning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally 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
issues that
learning technology institutions
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Greece to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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