MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
blended learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily 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
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Honduras to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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