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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
elearning technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
commonly 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
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Gambia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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