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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
e-learning have empowered
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
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 quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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