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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily 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 a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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