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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online education have made it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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