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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
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
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Malta to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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