MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education enable
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
generally 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 learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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