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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly 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.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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