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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online learning enable
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students 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 lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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