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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online education have empowered
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners 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 quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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