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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
electronic education technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
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 numerous
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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