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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
typically 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
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
American Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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