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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
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 many
topics that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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