MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners 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 many
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can stakeholders
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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