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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
learning technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
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 several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Clemson University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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