MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
e-learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners 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 several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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