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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
generally 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 quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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