MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students 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.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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