MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
almost always 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 many
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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