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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online education technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
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 numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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