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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
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 several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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