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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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