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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online education have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners 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 several
subjects that
online education organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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