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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
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 many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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