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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
typically 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 quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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