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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online education technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students 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
online learning institutions
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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