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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily 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 many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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