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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOCs are
customarily 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
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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