MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
customarily 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.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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