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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
normally 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 several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Hong Kong to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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