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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology enable
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive 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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
