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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
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 a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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