MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs 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 numerous
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Guam to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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