MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
commonly 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
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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