MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
elearning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
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 a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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