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.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
free
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
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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