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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
elearning make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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