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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
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
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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