MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
distance learning are empowering
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
normally 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 a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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