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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners 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 quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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