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.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
digital education technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners 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 a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
important new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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