MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners 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
e-learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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