MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
commonly 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
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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