MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
elearning enable
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students 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 a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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