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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
learning technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
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
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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