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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
elearning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOCs are
generally 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 numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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