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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
always
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
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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