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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students 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 many
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|