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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
mostly 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 many
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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