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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students 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 lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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