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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students 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 variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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