MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
technology-enhanced learning enable
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
typically 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 numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Palau to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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