MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students 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
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
San Marino to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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