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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
mostly 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 many
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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