MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
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
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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