MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
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
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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