MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
learning technology enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
always
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 a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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