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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online learning have empowered
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
always
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
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Belize to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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