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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
mostly 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
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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