MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students 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
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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