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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
electronic education technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
commonly 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Netherlands to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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