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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online education technology are empowering
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily 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
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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