MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
elearning are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
customarily 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 numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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