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.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
elearning are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners 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 a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are considering
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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