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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
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
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
new open education
initiatives.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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