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.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
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 numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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