MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online 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
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bolivia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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