MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
typically free
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 quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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