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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
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 numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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