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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
elearning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners 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 a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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