MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
elearning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
normally 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 quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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