MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
e-learning have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
normally 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 a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tunisia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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