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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
digital education technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
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 lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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