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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online 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 many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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