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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
elearning technology have empowered
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students 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
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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