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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
El Salvador to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
People want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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