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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These massive online courses are
usually 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 many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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