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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
e-learning enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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