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.
Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes 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 several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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