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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
electronic educational technology have empowered
humans
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners 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 numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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