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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
normally 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
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
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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