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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners 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 several
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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