MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
elearning make it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
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
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Central African Republic to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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