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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
elearning have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
typically 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.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Elidaemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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