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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
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 many
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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