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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
online education enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students 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 several
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Somalia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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