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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online learning have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners 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 numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vietnam to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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