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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOCs are
free
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
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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