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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students 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 numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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