MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly 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
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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