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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly 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 variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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