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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly 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 a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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