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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
normally 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 quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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