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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
mostly 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 a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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