MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
elearning enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
experiments.
People want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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