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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
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
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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