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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
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 many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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