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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
electronic educational technology enable
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
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.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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