MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOCs are
generally 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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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