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.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
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 a lot of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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