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.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually 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 a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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