MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students 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
online learning institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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