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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly 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 numerous
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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