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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students 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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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