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.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
typically 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
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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