MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
e-learning are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
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
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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