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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students 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 variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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