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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
online education technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
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
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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