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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students 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
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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