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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
elearning are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally 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 a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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