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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
typically 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 many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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