MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly 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 a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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