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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology enable
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners 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
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
People want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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