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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology have enabled
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
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 several
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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