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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
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 many
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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