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
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always 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 numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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