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.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
elearning are empowering
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
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 several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Belgium to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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