MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
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
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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