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.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
online learning are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
almost always 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 lot of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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