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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
typically 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 quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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