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
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online learning enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Broward College to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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