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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
commonly 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 a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Austria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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