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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online education are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly 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 institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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