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.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
typically free
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 a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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