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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
e-learning technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs 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 quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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