MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
e-learning are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
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
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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