MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online education have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students 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 several
subjects that
online education organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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