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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
distance learning technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for learners 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 lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Denmark to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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