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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
customarily 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 quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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