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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
generally 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 several
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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