MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
generally 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 quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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