MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
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 numerous
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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