MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly 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 many
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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