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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily 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 quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Iran to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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