MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online education are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
normally 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 several
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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