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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
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 lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Iraq to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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