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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
online education technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
normally 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 several
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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