MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
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 numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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