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
that
describes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
typically 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 several
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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