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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students 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 many
issues that
online education organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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