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 Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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