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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
electronic educational technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
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
topics that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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