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.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online 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 numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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