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.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
normally free
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 numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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