MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
electronic education technology enable
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
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
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|