MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students 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 numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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