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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily 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.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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