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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
online learning technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners 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 many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
People want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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