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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online learning have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners 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 many
topics that
elearning organizations
are considering
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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