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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
elearning technology have empowered
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
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 a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Armenia to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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