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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
typically 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 lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Iran to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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