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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always 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
topics that
online education institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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