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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students 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 quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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