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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
elearning technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
usually 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 several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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