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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
online education have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
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 a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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