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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
elearning technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
customarily 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 many
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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