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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always 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 numerous
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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