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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students 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 several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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