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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
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
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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