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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
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 many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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