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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
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
online education institutions
are having to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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