MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
typically 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 a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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