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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
mostly 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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