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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
elearning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students 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 several
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
open education
undertakings.
People want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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