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.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
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 a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|