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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students 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 several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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