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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily 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 a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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