MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
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 variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
People want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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