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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students 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 quite a few
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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