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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students 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 quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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