MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily 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 quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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