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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
typically 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
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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