MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners 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 quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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