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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students 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 lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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