MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
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 a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Spain to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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