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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
customarily 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 quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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