MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students 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
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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