MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners 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 a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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