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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students 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 lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
developing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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