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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are
normally free
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 many
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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