MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
electronic education technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
commonly 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 numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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