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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
online learning are enabling
students
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
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 variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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