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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
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 many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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