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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners 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 several
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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