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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students 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 several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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