MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily 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 a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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