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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
e-learning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
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 quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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