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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic educational technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
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 many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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