MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online education have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
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 lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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