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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
digital education technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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