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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online education have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically 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 many
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student 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 education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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