MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
elearning enable
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
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
online education organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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