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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
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 several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
San Marino to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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