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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
distance learning have enabled
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
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
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Algeria to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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