MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly 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
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Reunion to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
