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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students 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 several
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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