MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
learning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
commonly 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 variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Abkhazia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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