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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
online education technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners 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
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Angola to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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