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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
elearning are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
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 variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
People want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key 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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