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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
elearning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students 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 several
topics that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Montserrat to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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