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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
online education enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
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 several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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