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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs are
generally 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 several
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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