MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
electronic education technology have empowered
humans
all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
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 many
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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