MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online learning are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly 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 a lot of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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