MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
normally 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 a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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