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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC classes are
normally 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 a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Togo to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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