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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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