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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
almost always 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 a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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