MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students 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
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also discusses the
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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