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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open 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 numerous
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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