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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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