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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Sudan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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