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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always 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
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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