MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
generally 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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