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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners 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 quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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