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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
distance learning are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners 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 several
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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