MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online education have empowered
humans
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
almost always 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 a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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