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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always 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.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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