MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online education technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
commonly 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.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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