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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
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
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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