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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners 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 quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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