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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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