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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for students 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
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with 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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