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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are
usually 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 a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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