MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
elearning technology have empowered
humans
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students 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
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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