MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
digital education technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
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 several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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