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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
digital education technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive open online courses are
usually 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.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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