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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
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 variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are considering
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Korea, North to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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