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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
customarily 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 quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can participants
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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