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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
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
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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