MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
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
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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