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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly 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 several
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Korea, South to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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