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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
online education have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always 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 numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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