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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online education are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
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 quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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