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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students 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 quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Anguilla to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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