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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally 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 several
topics that
elearning institutions
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
People want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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