MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
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 quite a few
topics that
e-learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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