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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally 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 several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Paraguay to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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