MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners 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 many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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