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.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
elearning technology make it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally 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.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can participants
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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