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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
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 variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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