MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online education are empowering
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always 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
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Seychelles to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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