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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online learning technology are enabling
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
generally 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 a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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