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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC courses are
almost always 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
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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