MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
digital education technology are empowering
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners 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 several
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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