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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
e-learning make it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students 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 a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Guam to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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