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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively 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
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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