MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
learning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners 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 several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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