MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
online education technology have enabled
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
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
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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