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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners 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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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