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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
MOOC courses are
almost always 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 a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Svalbard to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
