MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning have made it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open courses are
typically free
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 numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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