MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students 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 numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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