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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners 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
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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