MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
distance learning are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOCs are
free
for students 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
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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