MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students 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 a lot of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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