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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
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
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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