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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
normally 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 many
topics that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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