MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
elearning technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
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
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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