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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly 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 variety of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tanzania to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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