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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
customarily 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 a lot of
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Grenada to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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