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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
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
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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