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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
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 variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are considering
today because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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