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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally 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 many
subjects that
online learning organizations
are considering
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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