MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners 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 many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Albania to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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