MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
elearning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
usually 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 many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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