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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students 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 quite a few
subjects that
elearning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can stakeholders
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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