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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online education are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically 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.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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