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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online learning are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
normally 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 lot of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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