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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
e-learning have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students 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 a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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