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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students 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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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