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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
distance learning have enabled
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
normally 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 many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Gabon to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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