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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly 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 quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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