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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
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
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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