MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students 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 many
subjects that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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