MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily 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
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Malta to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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