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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
customarily 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 a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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