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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
customarily 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 a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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