MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
electronic educational technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online 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 several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Slovenia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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