MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
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 many
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
important new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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