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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
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 a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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