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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online learning have enabled
students
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners 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 a lot of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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