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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
electronic education technology have empowered
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students 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 quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Namibia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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