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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
e-learning are empowering
students
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
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 several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are considering
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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