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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
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 several
topics that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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