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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students 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 many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Brunei to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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