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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners 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 numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Tumblr to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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