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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners 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 numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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