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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
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.
Massively open online courses are
generally 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 quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Austria to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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