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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These massive online courses are
usually 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 quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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