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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
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 variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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