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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online learning are enabling
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
always
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 institutions
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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