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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students 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 a variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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