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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners 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
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Latvia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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