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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
customarily 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 a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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