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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly 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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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