MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
blended learning are making it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
typically 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 a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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