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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
elearning are enabling
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
mostly 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 numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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