MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
customarily 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 several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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