MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally 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 quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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