MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
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 organizations
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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