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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively 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.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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