MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners 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 a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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