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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
online learning are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students 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 several
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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