MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
mostly 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 several
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Korea, North to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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