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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students 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 several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Liberia to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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