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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners 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
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
People want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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