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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
always
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
subjects that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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