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.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
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 quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are considering
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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