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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
typically 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 quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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