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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students 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 quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Jordan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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