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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily 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 several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Ethiopia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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