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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online learning are making it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
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 several
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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