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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily 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 numerous
topics that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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