MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students 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 several
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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