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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
e-learning technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students 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
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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