MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically 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
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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