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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
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 quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Moldova to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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