MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
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 numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Dominican Republic to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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