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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally 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 many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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