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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
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 quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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