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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massively open online courses are
commonly 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.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Anguilla to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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