MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
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 institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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