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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always 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
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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