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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online learning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly 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
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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