MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC classes 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 lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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