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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
elearning have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses 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
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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