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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
online education technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners 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 several
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Albania to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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