MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
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 many
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Somaliland to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
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