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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online learning make it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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