MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly 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 quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Italy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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