MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
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 numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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