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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online learning are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
generally 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
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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