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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
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 a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desire 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 education resource topics.
This new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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