MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
free
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 numerous
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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