MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
commonly 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 a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are considering
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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