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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners 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 quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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