MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
electronic educational technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily 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 a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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