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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
elearning technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
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
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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