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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses are
typically 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 numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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