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 is a
book
that
studies
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
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 variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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