MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily 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 a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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