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.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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 quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Students want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
key 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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