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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
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
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Central African Republic to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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