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.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
generally 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
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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