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 Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
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 a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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