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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
e-learning are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
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
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Belize to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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