MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
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 several
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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