MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students 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 numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Swaziland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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