MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online learning are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners 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.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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