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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|