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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
usually free
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.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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