MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners 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 a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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