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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always 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 lot of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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