MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
electronic educational technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
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 many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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