MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
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 numerous
topics that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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