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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
online education are enabling
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
generally 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 many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Central African Republic to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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