MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
elearning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students 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 variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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