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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online education technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners 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 several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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