MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
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 learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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