MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students 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 quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
People want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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