MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
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
e-learning organizations
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
People want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines 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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