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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
e-learning have made it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
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.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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