MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
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
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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