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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
elearning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
generally 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
subjects that
online education institutions
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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