MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
learning technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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 numerous
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Reunion to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
People want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|