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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
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 several
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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