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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students 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
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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