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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
typically 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 quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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